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Month: May 2018

I thought they had been reduced down to two, but there are definitely four teenage coots hanging out around the place. One of them was squawking furiously this afternoon, trying to get the parent to pay attention.

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This morning, the family was alongside the bank next to the office, learning how to eat algae and moss off of the bank wall.

Of course, being along the bank wall meant that it was difficult to get shots of the entire family, because there’s the slightest overhang and if I wasn’t careful, I’d be joining them in the canal.

But I did get this great shot of one of the babies getting a snack.

There’s definitely a nest in the usual spot they used to nest at, but I haven’t seen it populated. It might just be instinct that’s causing them to set it up there, but, at the same time, it’s nice to see.

I also got to see the ducklings thriving nicely.

And a rowboat that had either been used for joyrowing, or someone hadn’t tied it up well enough.